Mark Thalman lives in Forest Grove, Oregon, where he has taught 7th grade English for thirty years. His poetry has been widely published in small presses, college reviews, anthologies, and e-zines for the last three decades. His book,Catching the Limit,waspublished by Bedbug Press - Fairweather Books as part of their Northwest Poetry Series. Mark has served as a Poet-in-the-Schools for the Oregon Arts Commission, Assistant Poetry Editor for theNorthwest Review,and board member of the Portland Poetry Festival. He is also an artist who enjoys painting wildlife scenes with acrylics. To learn more about Mark, visitwww.markthalman.com. To purchaseCatching the Limit, click on the book cover and contact Mark via his email address.

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Buckner14:
I smiled all the way through this one!Posted 06/22/2013 06:43 PM

Jo:
What an eye for detail. Traffic of weeds, the blackberry vine tapping at the window. The last line too stay with me--the Chevrolet appears to be speeding through the soft blue landscape...
Thanks Mark.Posted 06/22/2013 04:52 PM